Douyin Transcript Scraper - 抖音 Video to Text

Turn Douyin (抖音, the Chinese version of TikTok) videos into text. Get the full spoken transcript with timestamps, the detected language and an optional English translation, along with the video's description, stats and creator. Paste video links or a creator's profile to transcribe their newest videos. No login and no Douyin account needed.

What you get

One row per video:

• Transcript: full spoken text, character or word count, detected language and timestamped segments (start, end, text)
• English translation (optional): a natural English version of the transcript
• Video: video ID and URL, description, post date, duration and cover image
• Engagement: likes, comments, shares and saves
• Creator: nickname, Douyin ID and profile URL
• Status: ok, no_speech (music-only or silent video) or failed with a reason

Use cases

• Content research and repurposing: read what top Douyin creators say, then adapt scripts for TikTok, Reels or Shorts
• China market and product research: search spoken mentions of brands, products and prices
• Translation and subtitles: get timestamped Mandarin text plus English for subtitling
• Competitor analysis: transcribe a brand's or creator's recent videos in bulk
• Datasets: build Mandarin speech-to-text corpora with metadata

How to use

1. Paste Douyin videos (video URLs, v.douyin.com share links, share text or IDs), and/or Creator profiles to transcribe their newest videos
2. Turn on Translate to English if you need English
3. Leave Spoken language on auto, or set e.g. zh
4. Run the actor and export from the Dataset tab

Pricing

You pay per video processed, per transcript, per extra minute of speech beyond the first, and per minute translated when English translation is on. Music-only videos with no speech are charged only the processing fee. Failed videos are free.

Output example

Transcript and translation shortened here; segments holds every line with start and end times in seconds.

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "source": "https://www.douyin.com/video/7538676134003756326",
  "videoId": "7538676134003756326",
  "url": "https://www.douyin.com/video/7538676134003756326",
  "description": "咖啡喝对了是健康饮品，喝错了就是“甜蜜陷阱” #喝咖啡 #咖啡 #咖啡续命 #健康科普 #健康科普有真知",
  "createdAt": "2025-08-17T10:00:00.000Z",
  "durationSeconds": 286.5,
  "likes": 126139,
  "comments": 11854,
  "shares": 94820,
  "saves": 50508,
  "authorNickname": "薄世宁医生",
  "authorDouyinId": "boshining",
  "authorUrl": "https://www.douyin.com/user/MS4wLjABAAAAz1lOStxwzCZF5cJ3h8Sa2FPQ_8_l_vQdpdKEm1oEF_k",
  "coverUrl": "https://p3-sign.douyinpic.com/tos-cn-p-0015/oksoBeITErgFsMwAlg0QnMV69EojDACyAftQ6N~tplv-dy…",
  "language": "zh",
  "transcript": "喝什么样的咖啡？它的健康好处最大。能不能加糖加奶？一天喝几杯？还有哪些人不适合？咱们今天用循证医学的角度，把这几件事一次性给你讲清楚。我喜欢喝咖啡。首先呢，喝咖啡到底真的有健康益处吗？答案是啊，对大多数人，适量喝咖啡确实是能够带来一定的健康…",
  "wordCount": 1359,
  "transcriptEnglish": "What kind of coffee should you drink for the greatest health benefits? Can you add sugar and milk? How many cups a day? And who shouldn't drink it? Today, we'll…",
  "segments": [
    {
      "start": 0,
      "end": 1,
      "text": "喝什么样的咖啡？"
    },
    {
      "start": 1,
      "end": 3,
      "text": "它的健康好处最大。"
    }
  ],
  "minutesTranscribed": 5,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-25T23:37:59.394Z"
}

FAQ

Do I need a Douyin account or cookies? No.

Does it work on photo slideshows? No. Slideshows have no spoken audio, so they're returned as failed with a reason and aren't charged.

How long can videos be? Up to 2 hours. Long videos are transcribed in 10-minute chunks with continuous timestamps.